Combined chair and mirror.



L. ZAGHARA.

S COMBINED CHAIR AND MIRROR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1910. RENEWED JULY 15, 1913- 1,071,599, Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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COMBINED CHAIR. AND MIRROR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1910. RENEWED JULY 15, 1913.

1 071,599, Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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LADISLAUS ZACHARA, OF SANIDPOINT, IDAHO.

COMBINED CHAIR AND MIR-ROB.

Application filed April 22, 1910, Serial No. 556,911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LADISLAUS ZACHARA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sandpoint, in the county of Bonner and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Chairs and Mirrors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in combination chair, mirror and my object is to provide a device of this class which can be used as a chair or as a mirror as may be desired.

A further object is to provide a mirror andslidably mount the same upon the back of the chair and means for elevating the mirror to aposition whereby the lower edge thereof will rest upon the top edge of the back of the chair, said means being operated by opening a drawer.

lVith these objects in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and afterward specifically cla1med.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combination chair and receptacle showing certain of the drawers of the chair in open position. Fig. 2 is a transverse horizontal sectional view through the chair at a point below the seat of the chair. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof. Fig. i is a sectional view as seen on line 1 Fig. 2, and, Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the mirror and its supporting mechanism.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the bodyof the chair and 2 indicates the back therefor, the body 1 having a seat 3 hingedly secured thereto, said seat when swung upwardly and rested against the back 2 being at such an angle as to remain in its elevated position until such time as it is lowered.

The body 1 is hollow and one side wall thereof is provided with drawers 4, 5 and 6, the drawers 4: and 6 preferably swinging horizontally when open, the hinges 7 for of. The hinges 8 for the drawer 5 are pref- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Renewed July 15, 1913. Serial No. 779,219.

erably placed at the lower edge of the drawer, so that said drawer will swing in a vertical position when opened or closed.

Extending into the body 1 from the front face thereof are compartments 9 and 10, the compartment 9 being adapted to receive a bucket 11 or other vessel for receiving waste water or the like, said bucket resting upon a platform 12, which is slidably mounted in the compartment 9 and forms the floor thereof. The forward end of the platform 12 is provided with casters 13, which rest upon the floor, while the rear end of the platform is provided with similar casters 14:, which move upon track ways 15 on the inner side walls of the compartment 9, thus providing a convenient means for moving the platform inwardly or outwardly.

The bucket 11 is adapted to be positioned below a flange or guard 16, which is attached to the under side of the top 17 of the body and below an opening 18 therein, so that water may be readily poured through the opening and guided into the bucket 11 by the flange.

The bucket is limited in its movement upon the platform 12 so as to cause the bucket to register below the lower end of the flange 16, when the platform is returned to its inward position by placing a stop 19 upon the platform, against which the lower end of the bucket is positioned.

Adapted to rest within the opening 18 is a basin 20, which may be constructed in the usual or any preferred manner, said basin preferably having a flange 21 around its edge, which engages a ledge surrounding the opening 18 and rests thereon, the basin be ing removably secured in the opening, whereby when the contents thereof is to be emptied, the basin may be raised and the contents of the same poured through the flange 16 and into the bucket below the flange.

The compartment 10 is of less dimensions than the compartment 9 and is adapted to contain a pitcher or similar article 22 and below the compartment '10 is formed a drawer 23 for the reception of such articles as may be placed therein.

In order to provide a closure for the open ends of the compartments and at the same time exclude the contents thereof from view, a rod 24: is placed across the front face of the body portion to receive rings 25, to which rings are secured curtains 26 and by spreading the curtains along the rod, the front face of the body will be covered, there by excluding the contents of the compartments from view and at the same time lending a pleasing effect to the front of the chair.

The drawer 6 is formed in the lower portion of the body 1 and when closed, rests in the rear of the drawer 23 and as said drawer 6 is suspended by hinges attached to one end thereof, the weight of the drawer is removed from the hinges by placing a caster 27 thereon, which caster is adapted to move over the floor when the drawer is opened or closed.

Then the device is used as a chair, the seat 3 is lowered over the top 17 as shown in Fig. 45, thereby excluding from view the basin carried by the top and by placing the back 2 at a slight rearward inclination, the same position will be attained as when an ordinary chair is used.

A mirror 28 may be provided, which, when in use, is elevated until the lower edge thereof rests upon the upper edge of the back of the chair, and when not in use, is to be lowered until the mirror passes below the upper edge of the back of the chair, where it is excluded from view by parts of the back. To accomplish this result, the mirror is hingedly attached to the upper end of a standard 29, said standard having tongues 30 at its edges, which tongues engage guide ways 31 attached to the rear portion of the chair. The standard 29 is raised and lowered by attaching to an eye 32 secured to said standard a cable 33, said cable extending around sheaves 34 and 35 carried by the body 1 and attached to the drawer 4, so that when it is desired to raise the mirror, said drawer is to be swung open, thereby moving the cable around said sheaves and raising the standard and mirror attached thereto to the position shown in Fig. 1. As soon as the mirror has reached its full height, the lower end thereof is swung outwardly and positioned over the upper edge of the chair by means of a spring 86, one end of which is attached to the standard, while the opposite end thereof presses against the rear face of the mirror. I

In order to limit the swinging movement of the mirror and cause the same, when elevated, to assume the same angle as the back of the chair, a stop 37 is attached to the rear face of the mirror, which stop is adapted to rest upon the upper end of the standard when the mirror is in engagement with the upper end of the back of the chair, as shown in Fig. 1.

The chair construction is mounted upon suitable casters 88, so that it can be readily moved from place to place and hooks 39 may be fixed to the edges of the back 2, upon which garments or other articles may be hung.

The several drawers may be used as repositories for various articles, such as shoe brushes, linens, utensils and various other articles and it will be readily seen that I have provided a very compact and useful article, whereby the same may be used as a chair, as well as for various other purposes.

It will further be seen that by providing the basin, it can be used for toilet purposes or for dish washing or any other purpose. It will likewise be seen that by attaching the mirror to the chair in the manner shown, said mirror may be elevated for use or lowered to dispose the same out of sight when the device is used as a chair and it will likewise be seen that when the mirror is to be elevated, the drawer to which the cable is attached is swung open, thereby elevating the mirror.

WVhat I claim is The combination with a vertical standard, a slide vertically movable thereon, a chair comprising a body and a rearwardly inclined rigid back in front of and spaced away from the standard and slide, a drawer mounted in the body of the chair, sheaves mounted on the chair, a cord passing over the sheaves and connecting the drawer and slide, a mirror .pivotally attached to the top of the slide, and normally hidden between the back of the chair when the slide is in its normal lowered position and the drawer closed, and raised above the back of the chair when the slide is raised by the opening of the drawer, a spring on the slide pressing the mirror forward to bring it in line with and resting on the back of the chair when raised, and a stop on the mirror to engage the .top of-the slide and preventing the movement of the mirror on its pivot beyond the line of the back of the chair.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LAD'ISLAUS ZACHARA. lVitnesses:

A. M. FLEMING, WVu. J. CosTELL.

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